Mind
Joseph Holstege examines the biblical doctrine of the mind—distinguishing it from the brain and exploring its spiritual renewal through God's covenant work. Drawing on Scripture passages across both testaments, the article calls believers to guard their minds from worldly distraction and cultivate them through the transforming power of the Holy Spirit, offering practical wisdom for maintaining spiritual peace and stability amid cultural turmoil.
In days of pestilence and its resulting trouble, warranted is the apostle's admonition that we "be not soon shaken in mind" (2 Thess. 2:2). When tempted to broadcast our opinions on said pestilence and its effects, the caution of Proverbs 29:11 is also in order: "A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards." Fear and turmoil will fill the soul of the man whose nose is fixed to his newsfeed. "Perfect peace" is the blessing for the man, woman, or child "whose mind...
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